Alfonsino Fillets Skin Off Bone Out 1kg/Fresh
Alfonsino has a white flesh with a firm texture and high oil content that suits most methods of cooking.
Alfonsino are widely found within New Zealand waters and are often around seamounts and deep-water reefs in waters 200 to 800m deep.
They have a brilliant red upper body with sides that are a lighter shade of red tinged with silver. Alfonsino have a fairly slender body, large eyes and a deeply forked tail.
Alfonsino have a very sweet, rich flavour, with the flesh being super high in minerals, nutrients and Omega-3 oils. The fillets are short and deep, tapering sharply and have a light pink color, with a firm texture and medium flake.
Alfonsino is the name used for two deep-water species related to the Red Snapper. Their bodies are smoother than the related Red Snapper that has rough scales with coarse spines on their margins.
Availability: Available year round, catch and weather permitting.
Shelf life: Best consumed on arrival or within 2 days from receiving product.
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